Pierre Mas

– Providing strategic counsel to public and private companies on raising their financial market profile – Covering ASEAN, APAC, and European markets through exclusive partnerships – Coordinating services between public/private companies and external audiences (media, partners, stakeholders, global investment community) – Delivering integrated services including: Corporate communications, Perception studies & market intelligence, Investor/media relations outsourcing services, Investor targeting and road shows coordinations, Training – Acting as an exclusive partner for Fineo (Paris) and Fundexa (Sydney) consultancies – Member of The Investor Relations Professional Association (Singapore) and of The Malaysian Investor Relations Society (Kuala Lumpur)

– Coordinated and promoted a strategic cross-national France / USA equity transaction. – Provided market intelligence and recommendation for take-over bid. – Drafted deal-related communications collateral. – Liaised with US-based management, key shareholders and interfaced with legal advisers and regulatory authorities.

– Restructured the team of 5 and re-attributed responsibilities; conducted quarterly evaluations. – Developed and executed innovative corporate communications programme to maximize best value of the Group in the perspective of a merger: enhanced sell-side analysts coverage, launched new marketing initiatives, set up corporate communication policy. – Managed group's global communications: corporate identity, advertising and promotional campaigns. – Set up budget controlling procedure, annual forecast and reduced budget by 20%. – Interface with Board and strategic Private Equity shareholders. – Monitored M&A and managed post-merger re-organization with Bermudian reinsurance company PartnerRe (client portfolio, investor base)

– Externalized Investor Relations & Corporate Communications for Oil & Gas company Maurel & Prom: initiated new IR strategy and marketing approach (300+ investor meetings per year) to expand coverage (x2 in 18 months) and investor based in the US (+25% over 2 years). Defined financial communication messages. Coached management to IR best practices. Enhanced company's reputation and coordinated group's communications strategy. – Leveraged tier-one financial firms' executives and investment vehicles in the media (Lehman Brothers, Chicago Mercantile Exchange). Launched Platina Finance Ltd's first wind farm private equity investment in France. – Partnered with Executive teams, Board Members and senior management to develop and execute investor/media relations programs.

– Accompanied listed companies on ad'hoc projects and advised management on financial communications (Dassault Systèmes, Soc. Foncière Lyonnaise, Marionnaud, Générale de Santé) – Coordinated the production of annual reports and conducted investor targeting and perception studies.

– Supervised a team of 3, managed US-based PR agency. – Reinforced relationships with US/Europe financial audience and promoted companies' business and financial performance. – Reorganized flow of corporate/financial information internally and rehabilitated the spokesperson role – Supervised take-over bid by Serono and de-listing

– Provided strategic advise to and accompanied companies' management in the listing process – Drafted full set of communications tools for companies to go public: press releases, corporate brochure, prospectus, investor profiles, financial marketing collaterals, factsheets and newsletters, IR web pages). Industries covered include: high-tech, leisure & tourism, pharmaceutical. – Managed equity transactions. – Set up a Biotech Investor Meetings offer for LSE/Nasdaq listed companies. – Negotiated contracts with external partners.

– Founded Group's corporate communication department and supervised the communication plan of 12 operating sites in France – Promoted investor relations & financial communications best practices to be implemented by senior management – Co-ordinated friendly take-over by PPM Ventures Ltd